Summary of 4 years of implementing the increase in density and renovation of the Vietnam-Laos border marker system

(Baonghean.vn) - This morning (March 12), Nghe An Provincial People's Committee held a conference to review 4 years of implementing the master plan for increasing and renovating the Vietnam - Laos border marker system in Nghe An province. Attending the conference were comrades Nguyen Duy Chien - Deputy Head of the National Border Committee - Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Thai Van Hang - Member of the Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for planting border markers in Nghe An province. On the Lao side, there were leaders of the provinces: Xieng Khouang, Hua Phan and BolykhamXay.

Nghe An has a 419.5 km long border, adjacent to 3 provinces of Lao PDR: Xieng Khouang, Hua Phan and BolykhamXay. According to the plan of the Vietnam-Laos Joint Border Marker Planting Committee, the line will be thickened and renovated 105 locations with 115 border markers. Immediately after the plan was made, the Nghe An Provincial Marker Planting Steering Committee established 2 marker planting teams with the task of surveying and planting markers on the management line.

The mountainous terrain in the border area of ​​Nghe An province is extremely difficult and complicated, the national border markers that need to be restored and increased are all located at an average altitude of over 1,500m above sea level. Therefore, in the process of performing the task, the Provincial Marker Planting Steering Committee has regularly led and directed the marker planting teams, departments, branches, armed forces and related localities to develop action plans in each assigned scope and area; ensuring political security and order in the border area, creating favorable conditions for survey and marker planting activities. At the same time, attention is paid to selecting the construction unit, with the motto: saving costs, keeping on schedule, meeting standards, ensuring technical and aesthetic standards.

After 4 years of implementation, Nghe An province has surveyed 94/115 markers and supervised the construction of 73/115 border markers. Thereby, it has contributed to building the border of the two countries more and more sustainable, deepening the friendship between Vietnam and Laos.



Comrade Thai Van Hang - Member of the Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Border Marker Planting Steering Committee awarded certificates of merit to individuals with outstanding achievements.

Speaking at the conference, comrade Thai Van Hang acknowledged and praised the results achieved by the officers and soldiers of the 2 border marker planting teams. At the same time, he requested the 2 border marker planting teams to continue to strengthen propaganda and mobilization work for the people in the border areas of the 2 countries about the purpose and significance of increasing the density and embellishing the Vietnam-Laos border marker system; actively coordinate and cooperate with relevant sectors and localities to effectively carry out the work of protection, guidance, ensuring security, order and social safety in the border areas, opening roads, transporting equipment and materials during the implementation of tasks and successfully completing the field marker planting work in the fourth quarter of 2012.

On this occasion, 7 collectives and 18 individuals were commended by the Provincial People's Committee for their outstanding achievements in performing the task of planting border markers in Nghe An province.

Dang Cuong - Tran Hai